In a changing world, unprecedented challenges require unmatched talent. Join one of Montreal's Top Employers in 2025. We are a dynamic and growing organization having its main establishment located in downtown Montreal and part of a leading international banking institution fully committed to building a more sustainable future. Note that the position may be in the Canadian Branch of BNP Paribas or in one of its subsidiaries based in Montreal. 

Graduate program 

As a graduate, you will benefit from an 18 month program that aims to give you the tools to develop yourself and discover your potential through customized trainings, networking sessions and transversal projects. This is a permanent role.

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BNP Paribas in Canada | Students & Young graduates

The position at a glance

The Americas CIB Transversal Operation Permanent Control team is responsible for strengthening and aligning the OPC teams embedded within our businesses and functions by standardizing and implementing a consistent OPC methodology across the region. For this role specifically, the Canada-based candidate will support Transversal OPC’s Artificial Intelligence (AI) strategy that aims to strengthen the permanent control framework by automating internal processes and developing self-service tools to proactively reduce operational risk. 

The position is created as part of extended team headed in New York and localized in Montréal as part of the regional set up. The CIB Americas Transversal Operational Permanent Control (“OPC”) Team has a broad range of responsibilities, overseeing the operational controls related activities in various perimeters like front offices, Operations, and functions such as Finance and others. The responsibilities include among other tasks: procedure management, control design, monitoring, and assessment, control performance reporting, risk assessment, and audit recommendations follow-up.

In detail

The team member will be responsible for the following activities:

• Contribute actively to the implementation of Transversal OPC’s AI program by automating manual qualitative and quantitative analysis and building front-end interfaces intended for bank-wise use. 
• Collaborate transversally with internal stakeholders (i.e., Business Lines & Functions) to translate their business requirements into high-impact AI/ML solutions to generate savings.
• Leverage advanced Python programming to build robust data pipelines, interact with ML models through APIs, and automate workflows.
• Plan, organize, design and maintain data sources, ETL workflows and build dashboards in tools like Power BI for scalable, refreshable analysis and reporting
• Communicate technical concepts and results to non-technical stakeholders, including upper management, in a clear and concise manner. 
• Assist in identifying areas for operational process improvements, control procedures, and workflow organization using AI to increase the team’s efficiency and effectiveness.

Work conditions: This position provides for standard working conditions in an office and a normal work schedule from Monday to Friday. This position requires little travel.

The strengths and skills that will help you succeed

Education: 

• Bachelor’s degree in a quantitative field (e.g., Computer Science, Engineering, Business Administration, Statistics, or Mathematics) required.
• Master’s, MBA, other advanced degree/designation preferred.

Years of experience: 

• 0 to 1.

Languages: 

• English required & French an asset*

Technical skills: 

• Knowledge or experience leveraging AI to deliver impactful and insightful solutions
• Intermediate to advanced level in Python coding
• Experience with machine learning and deep learning libraries (e.g., Pandas, NLTK, SciPy, Scikit-learn, NumPy, Keras and TensorFlow)
• Intermediate to advanced level in data visualization tools (e.g., Power BI, Tableau) 
• Intermediate level in data analytics automation tools (e.g., Alteryx)
• Advanced level in Microsoft Excel (e.g., Pivot Tables, Power Query, Macros)
• Knowledge in SharePoint (e.g., Lists) and other scripting technology (e.g., VBA, PowerShell)
• Experience with database technologies (e.g., Oracle) and data query languages (e.g., SQL)
• Experience in statistics, regression models, random forests, and LSTM models

Soft skills: 

• Excellent communication skills, oral, written, and presentation.
• Solid project management skills.
• Change agent with exemplary attitude: innovative, enthusiastic, rigorous, execution oriented.
• Self-starter and team player, able to work independently and collaboratively with various teams in a deadline-focused environment to deliver high-quality and timely results. 
• Effective analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills. 
• Ability to develop and leverage networks to increase knowledge on the organization and the related processes.

*Given the vast majority of our clients, both internal and external, are based outside of Québec and Canada, specific language requirements may apply. Professional working proficiency in English language is required. 

What’s in it for you

In addition to competitive compensation, we offer flexible benefits including a family and spouse insurance program, a defined contribution pension plan and paid days for volunteering. Hybrid work arrangements are available for most positions. In-office presence is required a minimum of 3 days per week, one of which must be on a Monday and/or a Friday. BNP Paribas provides excellent training and personal development programs, as well as opportunities for career development within the company and internationally.

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What you need to know

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DE&I) at the heart of our commitments

• At BNP Paribas all employees are on an equal footing allowing us to create a work environment that values and respects people for their talents, skills and competences.
• BNP Paribas recruits, employs, trains, compensates and promotes regardless of race, religion, colour, national origin, sex, disability, age, and other protected status (Employment Equity Act and Canadian Human Right Act).
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About us

BNP Paribas is the top bank in the European Union and a major international banking establishment. Present in 63 countries, with more than 180,000 employees, the bank holds key positions in several areas of banking and financial services.

BNP Paribas’ mission is to contribute to a responsible and sustainable economy by financing and advising its clients according to the highest ethical standards, while striving to respond to essential concerns in terms of the environment, regional development and social inclusion.

Since 1961, BNP Paribas has supported large Canadian companies and institutions in their business development by offering a full range of specialized financial services and investment products.

With over 1,400 employees, BNP Paribas in Canada continues to attract experts from diverse fields as well as ambitious young talent from around the world. We are proud to offer our employees a rewarding and international workplace where they can build their professional careers by honing their skills, meeting challenges and enriching their knowledge of the financial industry.

Our certifications and partnerships

• Montreal’s Top Employers 2025
• Canada’s Best Diversity Employers 2025
• Women in Governance  – Parity certified -  Platinum certification
• Pride at Work Canada
• Part of Les Affaires top 300 companies in Quebec
• Synclusiv
• Ready, Willing and Able 
• Autisme sans Limites 
• LinkedIn Top Companies 2024

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*** While the description above describes our ideal candidate, we encourage applicants to apply even if they do not fully meet the complete list of qualifications noted***